Robotics Engineer

Robotics Engineer

Job Category: Engineering

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Secret

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Continental US

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The Opportunity:
We are seeking a highly motivated Robotics Software Engineer to support our ongoing efforts in unmanned systems development. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with ROS 2 and Linux-based development and will contribute to the design, integration, and testing of autonomous aerial systems. This position requires hands-on software development and system-level integration of hardware and software components.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain ROS 2 packages to support autonomy, navigation, and control of aerial robotic platforms.
• Implement real-time messaging between nodes, services, and custom interfaces.
• Configure and launch systems in both real-world and simulated environments.
• Support integration of flight control systems (PX4, ArduPilot) with ROS 2 through MAVROS or PX4-ROS 2 bridge.
• Assist with path planning, waypoint navigation, and state machine/behavior tree implementations using NAV2 or custom frameworks.
• Utilize tools such as RViz and Gazebo for simulation and visualization.
• Contribute to system configuration, containerization (Docker), and deployment practices to support team-wide development.

Qualifications:
Required: 

• Proficiency in ROS 2, including nodes, topics, services, actions, and message generation.
• Comfortable developing in Linux (Ubuntu preferred), including use of bash, system tools, colcon, and package managers.
• Experience debugging and launching robotic systems in simulation or physical environments.

Desired:

• Familiarity with PX4 or ArduPilot flight controllers and integration with ROS.
• Understanding of UAV systems, including GPS/IMU fusion, flight dynamics, and autonomous navigation.
• Experience with the NAV2 stack, including local/global planners, costmaps, and behavior trees.
• Proficiency in robot simulation tools such as RViz and Gazebo.
• Knowledge of autonomy frameworks including behavior trees (e.g., BehaviorTree.CPP), state machines, and mission logic.
• Experience with Docker for containerizing development environments.
• Exposure to 3D SLAM or visual odometry systems.
• Familiarity with Git workflows and continuous integration practices.

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What You Can Expect:

 

A culture of integrity.

At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.

 

An environment of trust.

CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth.

Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy. 

 

Your potential is limitless. So is ours.

Learn more about CACI here.

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Pay Range: There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to s